Deposit receptacle



May 19, 1931. I G. coucaHLlN l1,805,760

DEPOSIT'RECEPTACLE `Fi1ed March 28. 1928 attoz mug A Patented May 19, 1931 ietsjes GEORGE CoUeHLIm or NEW Yon-K, 2N. Y.

vDnro'srr RECEPTACLE application me@ Marches, i923. seria No. 265.414.-V

i This invention relatesto deposit recepta-V cles, more particularly to,y coin deposit receptacles generally knovvnl as poo'rboxesV It Vhas for its object to provide a Areceptacle 5 ofthis character Which vcan be easilyand cheaply manufactured and can be so con'- structed as to prevent unauthorized `access tothe interior of the receptacle on any illicit removal of the coins deposited.v

A further obj ect of the invention is to provide'a receptacle of this vnature which .can be so secured in, position as to. prevent removal of the receptacle itself; except by authorized persons.` A i l 15 f' With `these andoaier Objects in new, my

invention :Will be vmore readily.Y understood by referring to the,'accompanying'` dravvings invvhich:V

20 the line 1 1 of Fig. 2; s.. y y.

Fig. 2is a longitudinal sectional [viewon the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, which fvievv isl taken atV right angles to that of Fig. 1 .and g' i Fig. 3 is al sectional plan view on line 3-'-3 Fig. `1 is a longit'udinal` vievv on 2'5 of Fig. 1.

Upon referring lto the jdravvingsil {designates the body Aof my receptacle whichv is preferably made from ordinary metal pipe A ofgany suitable length and diameter Se- 30 vcured at the top ofthe body portion or pipe- 1 is a top plate 2 provided with a .rearwardly extending 'portion 3 having theears tt. profy vided vvithsuitable openingsv 5 yfor the recepy. tion of fastening means l.6 such'as'screvvsoi" 35 the like for securing the receptacle in' pos1- tion. Top plate 1 is provided with asuitable coin slot/Tand depending from the top plate into the* interior of 'the pipe' 1 is a coin chute t 8 Which maybe of vany;V desired shapefbut preferably rectangular. Secured to the ine terior of the chute-8 arethe do-vvvnvvardlyinlclined plates'9 vvhichmayfbe arranged' in staggered relation. rlfhese' plates Qpermit the ready downward passage vof af coin 5 threugh the chute and into the bottom Qf the pipe land yet retard illicit Withdrawal `of the coins by means of av Wire or anyother instrument. .v f

- .The plate 2 has a lflange 10 embracing the upper end of thepipe 1 to Which it is secured by rivets or screws f1.1 thereby. securingthe top plate and the pipe togther. y n

Intermediate the ends of the pipe 1 and beneath the ldeliveryend of the coined chute 8 is provided a rotating'or oscillating deflecf tor 12 provided with thevanes 13. vThe deiiector has suitable pintles or axes 14 disposed 1n openingson opposite sides ofthe pipe 1 so as to permit the deflectorpto/ oscillate on its axis'. The deflector Vis further provided vvith an additional vane 15 which may serve asa counter-.balance to normallymaintain the de flector in the position shown'. I

The delectOrkv being turnably mounted beneath the discharge endof the chute it will V be seen thata coin dropping from thechute vvill hit `one ofthe vanes of the deiiect'or, turn ceptacle. 1The'deectorivill aidinpreventing the Withdrawal ofany coin by means ofy Wire or any sticky substance ontheend of in-vr strument of.y any kind. The vside vanes ofthe d elector, bym'eans'of thejcounter balance?v f p g proximity tothe Walls of Ir -thep'ipe 1 as shovvn. j. i l. 4

` At'the other or lower end of the pipe 1 isk are always in close secured abottom platev 16 similarin contoui` kthe sam-ey anddrop yinto the bottom of the re- I toplate2 having at its rear vthelugs 17 corre-` sponding to the lugs ofthe topv plate and having .openings 18 in Which' suitable fastening means` 19 may be employedstol'hold the plate invposition against'a Wall, or thelike; Theplate is providedkvvith an upstanding flange 201 embracing thelovver endof the pipe 1 'and kis, secured to the pipeby means of 4suitable fastfeners21 which maybe screws7 rivets or Ithe' like. n vThe bottom plate 16`is provided 1 With an opening 22 preferably circular in contour'and has formed inthe sid-elvvalls a ledge 23,` The openin'gin`V the 'plate 1G has a suitable closure 24 provided with a. flange 25 engaging the ledge 23 so.v as to prevent invvardkmove'li [ment Aof the closure.' Carried by ther closure on its inner surface lis a lug Q-Xvhich .engagesl behind the ledge 23V vasshowvn in Figures 2l`9 fand, Also carried bythe closure a suit-` able locking mechanism 27 having th-elock bolt 28 Which engages behind the ledge 23 at a point preferably diametrically opposite the lug 26." `The locking mechanism 27 is accesion` sible for manipulation from the outside of the closure by means of a suitable combination knob 29 or other operating means, such as a key or the like. By manipulating the knob 29 the bolt 28 may be moved back and forth to unlock or lock the closure in position.

In addition to the screws or fastener/s 6 and y 19 additional means may be providedforpreventing theft or bodily removal of my improved deposit receptaclel or poo-r boX. My' preferred form of securing means comprlsesy providing in the pipe 1 at the rear thereof an elongatedslot or opening 30 to receive" a headed bolt 31 such as a L-headed bolt secured in a wall or other support. At the l lower end of the receptacle 1 is provided a suitable opening 32A to receive a bolt 33v provided with an openingl at its free endto receive a locking pin 3io preferably of wedge or' conical shape. The receptacle is first hooked over the bolt 31 which engages in the slot v.3() with its L,-he`ad engaging the inner surface of the pipe 1. The weight of the receptacle lwillthen cause the boltiSl to bebody portion or vpipe 1 is closely adjacent to the support sothat access to the bolts 31 33 can be had only with .great diliiculty. T. prevent these bolts `from being eut-or sawed or otherwise broken, I have provided blocks or plates 3'6which may be secured to the body Y portion 1 in any suitable manner, such as welding, riveting or the like'. These blocks or plates 36 are of substantially thefsaine thickness as the flanges 10 and 2`Oof the top and bottom plates and are provided with openings corresponding in shapev to the openings 30 and 82 with which they align.A These blocks 36 c-over up that portion of the bolts 31 and 32 which would be accessible toa sau'7 because of the spaced relation to `thebody portion 1 of the wall or support by reason of the flanges Zand 20.

I prefer to construct my improved deposit receptacle entirely of metal such for instance as cast steel or the like so that it will be strictly burglar proof. I

While I have shown in the drawings the top and bottom plates 2 land-16 secured to the @pipe 1 by means of fastenerssuch as screws,

it is perfectly obvious that these plates can be suitably welded to the pipe 1 instead of using the screws. When the screws are employed vtheyvwillvbe counter-sunk and` filed down so as to be flush with the outer surfaces of the plates, thereby obscuring them from observation. kIf desired the whole receptacle may be painted or otherwise coated'y so as to prevent rust or wear and at the same time hide or cover up the fastening means.

What I claim is: j

1. A deposit receptacle including a tubular body having end closures, the upper one of the end closures having a coin slot, a tube ofv less area than the tubular body integral with' and suspended from the upper end closure, spaced from the wall of said tubular body and projecting into the body, said tube communicating with said slot and being provided with stationary internal baffles.

2'. Ay deposit receptacle including a tubular body having end Closures, the upper one of the end' closures having a coin slot, a tube of less area than the tubular body rigidly united withand suspended from thek upper endclosure,.spaced from the wall of said tubular body and projecting into thebody, said tube communicating with said slot Vandbeing provi'idedwithl stationary internal baiiles, and a pivotally'moun-ted deflector arranged within the tubular body below said tube', said deflector having an upwardly proj ecting fin and oppositely extending wings. l

, 3'; In a deposit receptacle, a tubular body havingv end closures,vthe upper endv closure being provided'with a coin slot, a baliled coin chutearranged in the body and of less dialn-l eter than thebod-y, and a pivotally mounted deflec'tor positioned'in .the body below the coin chute and. including upwardly and downwardly extendingiins, and laterally extend# ing wings, said deilectorbeing approximately of the saine interiordiameter as that of the tubularbody.; n 'j 4;. A. deposit receptacle including. a tubular body andfendelosures". each of said end closures includingan endless flange embracing the outer surface of the tubular body', means engaging the flan-ges for permanently securing theend closures to the body, the upper end closurebeingfprovided with a coin slot anda depending' ooi-ii chute, and the lower end olosure including4 a port, and a lockable door closing the port. j v.

5l In a deposit receptacle, a tubulary body provided with yend closures. each of said end closures having a rearwardly projecting part provided with a plain outer surface to engage al supporting wall, screws projecting through the` rear portion ofthe body, and metal protecting plates surrounding the screws and having` their rear faces in substantially the same planel as the rear faces of the projecting portionsof the endclosures. j j v 6.. deposit receptacle including a tubular meta-lbody having metal endclosures, each end closure having' al1-annular flange snugly engaging and secured to thewall of the tubular body, the upper one of the end closures having a coin' slot, a tube of lless area than the tubular body integral with and suspended from the upper end closure, spaced from the wall of said-tubular body and projecting into the body, said tube being of substantially the same width as the length of the coin slot, and communicating with said slot, and stationary baffles projecting toward one another from opposite sides of the tube and having their ends overlapping. Y

7. A deposit receptacle to be supported against walls and the like, comprising a tubular body having end closures, the rear portion of said tubular body being provided with an elongated slot, rearwardly extending parts projecting from the end closures, an L-shaped screw extending through the elongated slot in the body portion and engaging the inner surface of the body portion, va port provided ,in the rear portion of the body below said slot, another screw passing through said port and having its head portion arranged Within the body and provided ,withv an eye, a wedgeshaped locking key engaging said eye from within the tubular body, and metallic washers secured to the body portion around the openings therein, said protecting washers being of the same thickness as the rearwardly projecting parts of the end closures where thel latter engage the wall, the point of engagement with the wall of the projecting parts of the endv closures, the bolts, the openings in the body and the protecting washers lying substantially in the same straight line.

In testimony whereof I aiiix my signature.

' GEORGE COUGHLIN. 

